Educational or learning toys are possibly the best ways to get children who don't naturally want to learn curriculum based subjects, interested in learning educational concepts.
Educational toys engage kids and allow them to interact with learning in a fun way, which is generally the time when kids learn the most. Play has been a way to teach kids social and other skills for generations as it reinforces educational concepts in repetitive ways that make the brain think rather than simply try to learn and retain facts and rules.
By making the mind work and putting educational information into games and puzzles, experiential learning takes place. While learning games like those developed for Leapfrog's Leapster console or VTech's MobiGo can seem trivial on the outside or just an excuse to get kids plugged into computer games they are the modern way of infusing learning into fun.
If your kids don't play computer games already and you have no interest in letting them then that is fine but for kids who live in a culture of computer games then these consoles are a wonderful way to introduce learning concepts into their play, just like Monopoly did when introduced to the board gaming culture a few decades ago.
If children are going to be in a culture where computer games are the norm then by allowing them to play games designed around learning means that they are taking part in that cultural experience but also adopting skills from a larger playing field. In these games they learn more than hand-eye co-ordination and reflex reaction time. They learn about maths, spelling, science, art, music and geography.
Their mind reinforces principles they have heard about in school and introduces new skills, based on their prior learning. By having kids being able to play as Anakin Skywalker or Ben 10 in these educational games, it reinforces that learning makes you stronger.
The modern educational computer game is a wonderful tool to add to the toolbox, for parents who want their kids to be able to play games but learn at the same time.
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ETIKA AKADEMIS
1 year ago
